The girls returned home and of course they did not talk about what happened in the dungeon. It was a natural reaction when kids fucked up and they saw their parents at home.
"Hmmm, why is Bellatrix wounded?" Kallen asked immediately and they flinched at her words. "What are you talking about mom? I'm completely fine." Bellatrix twirled around and showed her that not even her clothes got a scratch.
"I can smell your blood has spilled. Don't lie to me, I wasn't born yesterday." Kallen stared at them and someone cracked.
"We encountered a stronger monster inside the dungeon that even Finn, Gareth, and Riveria can't handle. But that wasn't the problem, a large army of monsters came to us before that so we got tired." Celeste explained honestly and Kallen patted her head.
"Good, so. Can you girls tell us what happened in more detail?" Bianka sighed and they started listening to what the kids did in the dungeon.
After they explained everything, Elysia thought it was not natural for sure. Somebody lured those monsters to them, but they aren't well known yet. So it must be the three that were with them that got targeted and the kids were collateral.
"Hah, go and visit the Loki familia tomorrow okay? They'll explain a lot to you girls when you arrive there. You should also ask how the three that were with you are doing." Kiana ordered and the girls nodded.
They also didn't quite know how specifics worked in the world they were in. So they couldn't quite teach them about it. And if Ein wanted them to do so, he would have given them all the knowledge about the world. And they were too lazy to read up on everything, so better let the others do it. If they can do it, then they should after all. If you work you lose.
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In the morning, next day. The girls arrived at the twilight mansion. Loki's abode for her familia. "Loki, we came!" Alexis shouted at the gate because the guards were asking why they were there.
Loki immediately went outside with her familia looking on curiously at the beautiful girls that called for her.
"Ahhh! Super Loki dive!" Loki saw the cute girls and dived right at them. Alexis who was in the very front raised a brow and thought she wanted a hug, so she caught her without difficulty and hugged her tightly.
"Ugh! M-my ribs, they're going to break." Loki lost her breath and she felt her ribs contort against her lungs. "Alexis, you're suffocating Loki you know?" Anahaat patted her on the back and Alexis let go of her.
"Hah. Hah! I almost died." Loki gasped and panted for breath, she thought that she won't do that again.
"Loki, how's Riveria?" Laplace asked because she went into a mind down state. After draining herself in making a barrier for them.
"Ohhh, come in come in. I'll also introduce you to the other members of my familia." Loki ushered them in and the said members looked at them curiously.
"Ohh, Loki. Did you rope in these beautiful girls as our new familia members!? Guhahaha!" A dwarf that looked like solid snake laughed while drinking some ale.
"They are pretty, strong too." An amazoness mused as she saw the large hunks of metal on the back of the Kaslana sisters. (pic)
"Hello, young ladies. Welcome to the twilight manor I am Noir, please do not take offense to their comments." A pleasant old man smiled at them and they nodded.
"Ahh, the dwarf is Dain and the amazoness is Bara. Hehehe~ they are pretty and strong. Too bad, they actually came here to Orario with their familia. Oh, they also live in the sky corridor~" Loki informed the onlookers so they won't have any funny ideas.
A blonde child then went up to them and she stared at them. "Hey, kid. What's up? What do you want?" Musubi raised a brow. (pic)
"Strong?" Aiz, the aloof kid could only utter a word because she is socially dysfunctional. But the Kaslana sisters could of course talk to anyone except evil guys.
"Umu! We are, we're the fastest adventurers to go up to level 2! Breaking the previous record. Ahhh, we forget to tell dad about that, doesn't the guild need to know we leveled up?" Alexis scratched her head and the blonde child was shaken.
"What? You girls already leveled up!?" Loki wasn't really surprised, but it was still surreal. Her Aiz had to dive the dungeon almost every single waking hour and she leveled up only after a year.
The kids didn't announce they did it in just a day though. Learning a bit of discretion as they knew that the previous record took a year. Unnecessary fame would fall onto them, so they would like to not be pestered until their parents reported it to the guild.
"You guys, strong? Teach?" Aiz pointed at herself and they thought she was pretty cute. "Guhehehe~ who is this kid? She's cute!" Anahaat patted Aiz's head and Riveria arrived with the other executives.
"She's Aiz Wallenstein. She's the record holder for the fastest level up here in Orario." Riveria's brows twitched because she knew that the girls were already level 2. They can break through level 3 actually, they just want to master mana rule and overdrive for a bit more.
"Ahhh, but we can't teach you Aiz. We're a novice too when it comes to swordsmanship. How about we let Hua mama teach you? She's the goddess of the Taixuan familia and she can wield any weapon known in the universe." Bellatrix suggested and Aiz tilted her head.
Loki opened her eyes and they had a glint in them. Thinking that allying herself with them was truly a gift from lady luck.
"I'll send Aiz to the sky corridor for training later, now how about you guys come with us and we'll talk about why you came here in the first place." Loki gestured for them to follow and Aiz was still confused as she stared at Loki.
The group arrived at the room of Loki and there were tons of wine bottles around. "Loki, you like drinking? Here, this is alcohol that dad makes actually. He supplies us with them if ever we wanted to give a gift." Izumi, Haku, and Akira gave her different types of sake.
The Kaslana sisters gave her wine as they were the Europeans. The others just took whatever they had on their inventory. Loki's eyes shone and hugged the bottles of alcohol in glee.
"Ugh, you guys just gave her some more alcohol. She'll definitely get dead ass drunk later." Riveria sighed, but she can't do anything. It was a gift from the girls.
"Hehehe~ thanks ladies. And Riveria, don't be such a spoilsport. You're not my mother." Loki chuckled and put her alcohol down carefully at her drawer.
"Now then... Do you guys know what a monster parade is?" Loki looked at the girls seriously and they shook their heads.
"A monster parade or train is something that is created. People lure tons of monsters and it makes a parade. They then leave it on a group of adventurers so the targets would become weak enough from fighting them all. The ones who made it will then swoop in and kill the targets." Loki explained and their eyebrows twitched.
"What did you just say?" The Kaslana sisters almost blew up and could not believe that such a despicable act was common enough here that it had a name.
"Someone targeted you guys. But it was actually the three of them, because nobody knows you yet in this city. Your beauty might spread easily, but you haven't been here for long." Loki explained and the girls breathed slowly to calm themselves down.
"I see. Girls, you know what to do." Anahaat looked at them and they nodded.
The girls then opened rips in space and what appeared to be white insects came out. Loki and her executives felt the corruption that came from those portals and the energy there prickled their skin. Wanting to enter their bodies.
"W-what was that?" Riveria took a breath as she was unconsciously holding it. Finally able to calm down a bit once the portal closed.
"Oh, that. That's the honkai, dad's domain." Anahaat explained and they instructed the miniature seraph classes to map out every millimeter of the dungeon. Whoever did the monster parade will have a suspicious base. And they'll be hunted down.
"Ein's domain?" Loki didn't know what she was talking about, but she rightfully didn't ask anymore and shut up. That place was really dangerous, the energy from there felt like a parasite that could bypass their defenses. Then it would take over their mana circuits.
"Besides that... Girls, you'll be learning more about this place okay?" Riveria didn't ask anymore as well and just lead them to a library. They then groaned because nobody wants to study of course. Even if you have perfect memory.
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In the future of 7 years, one white haired boy looked at Hermes that was carrying some flowers. "Hermes-sama, why do you have a lot of flowers on you?" The innocent looking boy asked.
"Ahh, Bell. I'm just visiting some people that have died that day." Hermes thought Bell knew what he was talking about, but the boy just tilted his head.
"You don't know do you? Hah, this will be a long story kid. 7 years ago, at the height of the dark era of Orario. The great feud occured, it was the most brutal civil war that Orario experienced." Hermes started his story and Bell was surprised.
"Blood was spilled like a river and Familias were slaughtered. See that tower over there?" Hermes pointed at the familiar large tower.
"The sky corridor? What about it, Hermes-sama?" Bell thought it was a nice place that housed tons of shops. The very best products coming from inside of it.
"You know that the top familias live there right? Honkai, Kaslana, Schariac, and Taixuan? They are the greatest familias in Orario, past, future, and present. The Zeus and Hera familia can't compare." Hermes sighed and thought of the crazy things they did back then.
"R-really? I didn't know that. I've got to read up on them." Bell wanted to be a hero. And he has to know about the amazing people in Orario.
"Yeah, about that. You can't, you'll have to ask your goddess about them. They were the ones who ended the great feud. The members of that familia hunted down the enemies like they were pigs and dragged their broken bodies on the streets of Orario." Hermes gave a wry smile and Bell gasped.
"They had their limbs twisted 360°, dismembered, some even had their heads missing. They paraded their corpses and bodies right on the very streets you walk upon. They publicly executed them too, even gods." Hermes shivered and Bell couldn't believe it.
"T-the top familias did that!?" Bell shuddered and thought gods weren't even safe from them.
"Yeah, their execution wasn't pretty too. They were holed up in the ground and they sealed the entrance. Air holes were created and the criminals suffered there for days, weeks. They went crazy from starvation and dehydration. They ate each other inside as they screamed." Hermes remembered the sheer brutality of that time.
"Nobody ever dared to do stupid things in Orario again after that." Hermes sighed, thinking that it was necessary. Now, Orario was as peaceful as it could get.
"It all started one day when people started attacking magic factories." Hermes started his story. And Bell listened intently to what the god has to say.
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The Astraea familia were currently battling adventurers that were raiding a magic stone factory. "Lion! Good work!" A red head patted an Elf. "Ohh, sorry. I forgot you elves don't want people touching you." She cheekily said and smiled at the elf. (pic)
"It's okay Alise. But you clearly did that on purpose." Ryuu Lion, the elf squinted her eyes on their captain and the red head scratched her cheek sheepishly. (pic)
"Don't tease her too much Alise. Lion's a sensitive girl." A young woman that had long, jet black hair sighed and chided the red head. (pic)
"What do you mean by that, Kaguya?" Ryuu raised a brow at the black haired young lady. "You're too serious, Lion. You should lighten up or something." Kaguya shrugged and Ryuu snorted.
"This is the 4th time. They have a purpose in attacking these magic stone factories. But we do not know what." A woman with short, blue hair mused. (pic)
"That's right, they're taking the magic stone hammering systems. But what are they doing with it I wonder. What do you think, Shakti?" Alise was baffled by their actions.
"Let's investigate more, protect the other remaining magic stone factories. Evilus has a purpose for this, surely." Shakti and the Astraea familia members split up.
In the morning of the next day. Ryuu and Alise were patrolling the streets of Orario. The city was dead quiet and it was like a ghost town. Because of Evilus and the increasing crime rate, the people refused to go out.
"The city is like it's bereft of life." Ryuu looked around and can't see people anywhere. And the place used to be a bustling shopping district.
"It was worse back then Lion... When the Zeus and Hera familia got exiled from Orario. Crime was so high and the city was in anarchy." Alise frowned and Ryuu nodded.
They then saw a little girl come up to them. "Nee-chans, thank you very much for saving me." The girl bowed at them and quickly ran away. She was one of the civilians that got to safety when Evilus attacked the factory yesterday.
"Hmm, see that? This is what we fight for Lion." Alise smiled at the elf and she also cracked a small smile.
After that, they heard a cry for help and saw a man in robes run away while holding a bag of presumably coins.
Alise and Ryuu gave chase, but the man was suddenly stopped by a girl with short hair that looked similar to someone. (pic)
"Hey, return what you just stole." The girl squinted her eyes at the man and he glared at them. "This is all your fault! You haven't taken care of Evilus yet, that's why I can't even find a job!"
"But aren't you adding fuel to the fire then? What you just did is still a crime, you know what? If you just return what you stole. We'll let you go, we promise." Ardi sighed and thought that Evilus was a big problem.
Ryuu and Alise arrived next to Ardi and the elf was vehemently against her decision. "What are you talking about Ardi? He committed a crime, then he must be punished." Ryuu squinted her eyes and Alise stopped her.
"That's a good idea Ardi, come on man. Just return the item you stole and get out of here." Alise hurried him and the man returned it. Running away immediately after because they might change their minds.
"What was that for? Isn't he a thief, is he not? Why did we let him go unpunished for a crime?" Ryuu asked them as her views on justice were quite stiff.
"Ryuu, didn't you hear his circumstances? The man was leading a hard life because of Evilus. He didn't hurt anyone, just stole. Nobody got hurt and we got it back too. Forgiving is another form of justice Ryuu. The world isn't just black and white." Ardi explained to the elf that still couldn't quite accept it.
The man that got robbed then came up to them and thanked them. "Hello, I am the god Eren. Thank you for giving this back to me." He smiled at them and they nodded.
"Don't worry Eren-sama, we are from the Astraea familia. It's our job to bring justice here in Orario!" Alise shouted out and smiled.
"Really? That's interesting that you guys do that. Orario is in dark times right now and not a lot of people have the same conviction as you girls." Eren was amazed at them.
"Ohhh, sorry. Look at the time, I must go. Thank you very much again. Please go look for me if there is anything I can do to repay you." He then left.
Ardi talked to them a bit more before she left to go back to the Ganesha familia. Ryuu and Alise were about to continue their patrol, but one of their familia members. A pink haired Loli came to get them. (pic)
"Alise, Lion. We got a mission, Finn-san has given us our orders. Evilus is attacking adventurers on the 18th floor of the dungeon." The legal Loli Pallum girl said to them urgently.
"Okay, Lyra. Let's go then." Alise nodded at her and looked at Ryuu. They immediately traveled towards the dungeon to provide support.
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Back at the twilight manor, Loki received news that Evilus were attacking adventurers in the dungeon. The girls perked up at that news as they quickly guided the mini honkai beasts to the 18th floor of the dungeon.
"Should we go, Finn?" Riveria asked and the Pallum shook his head. "I'll send a message to the Astraea familia and let them handle it. It will be good for their image." Finn knew the power of reputation and they did not need that.
They were already one of the most powerful familias along with Freya. Ein's children then got bloodthirsty grins on their faces. Especially Anahaat that licked her lips after showing a grin that only insane people could do.
But they learned their lesson. They would bide their time, gather their strength. Make them feel good about themselves, think that they were going to succeed.
The girls knew they had plenty of time. And they chanelled the spirit of their father. Playing the waiting game and pick them off one by one.
And their scouts already mapped out the whole dungeon. They even saw another dungeon inside that was located under the place called Daedalus street.
So the girls patiently await the time they will appear and show these fuckers who's boss. Their instincts as a god demands that they kill the peasants that dare plot against them.
"Loki, we're going to roam around the city for a bit okay. Bye, tell Aiz to come to the sky corridor okay? We've got tons of things coming from Demeter too, dad will make a feast for her." Bellatrix said their goodbyes and the gang roamed around Orario.
The girls looked to be sight seeing, but they were actually mapping Orario in its entirety. Planning traps where they could be planted in. Cctv's were being installed by Laplace aplenty so they would have eyes everywhere.
Escape routes that were hidden got bars of c4 as replacement for bricks. They were camouflaged and it certainly looked like just bricks even if they didn't change its appearance. The ignorant people in the world of Orario don't know anything about these kinds of explosives anyway.
The city walls of Orario got siege weapons on them now. They were installed inside the walls and would appear when needed.
Laplace turned Orario into her playground and would make her mother proud. Automated sniper systems in the sky corridor were also installed all over. And they could assassinate anyone in plain sight in a heartbeat. Anti-material weapons were also made and loaded with super heavy, special armor piercing rounds to deal with filthy cowards that camps people.
Flame throwers that used white phosphorus were planted in choke points and right behind the gates of and walls. Anti-air guns, high velocity missiles, javelins. Laplace didn't hold back, though she only used modern technology instead of the ones in their era.
"That should do it. These fuckers won't know what hit them, they're predictable as hell. They'll try and attack this city when the time comes. But they will have a nice surprise from our little friends." Laplace sighed in satisfaction and her sisters were also satisfied.
But when they were running around Orario and making it great again. They saw a group of children that were scavenging some dumpsters.
"Don't worry, I'll find some food for us. Don't cry..." A big sister figure was consoling other children and she was malnourished as well.
But she took the meager amount of food she found and gave it to the children that were starving with a smile on her face. She was only three years old, but she already takes care of others.
"Fina, this is the only amount I found..." A human boy that looked to be a year older than her took some stale and moldy bread from his bag.
The girls gave a heavy frown as they observed the children that were scavenging for food. Looking tired, hungry, thirsty, exhausted.
"Hey kids, what's your name?" Celeste went up to them and asked the two. They were suspicious naturally and just stared at Celeste's eyes that were like a dead fish's.
"You got no parents?" Celeste asked once again and the two just nodded slightly. "Want to join our familia? You see that tower over there? That's our house." Celeste pointed at the sky corridor and the kids stared at it in awe.
"R-really nee-chan? You live at that huge tower?" The boy excitedly asked while the girl was curious too.
"Umu, we're the members of the familia that live there. Come, we got tons of food there." Musubi came up to them as well and patted their heads.
"Such cute kids, fighting for survival. Let's go, I'll make you kids immortal." Anahaat tried enticing them. As she knew that humans always wanted to be immortal, evidenced by those cultivators.
"Shut up Ana, they don't want immortality. They need food, water, and shelter." Tora smacked her on the head so she won't say stupid things.
"We'll give you lots of food okay? Come on. You won't go hungry ever again, then we will teach you, train you, so you won't ever go hungry again." Alexis took their hands and they returned to the sky corridor.
"Dad! I demand you to turn them into our familia members!" Alexis pointed at the children that they took with them and went to Ein so they'll be branded as their familia members.
"Hmm? Will you take care of them though?" Ein thought it was fine, but do they have enough responsibility in them to take care of them.
"Yes! We might not be able to right now because of a mission we have. But we will ask Demeter-san to take care of them for now and give them jobs in farming." Bellatrix answered without hesitation and Kallen was proud of her daughter.
"I see, then go ask Demeter. If she doesn't agree though, one of you has to take care of them. They might be more mature than other kids. But they're still children. More so than you girls, alright?" Ein explained to them and they nodded.
"Okay then, how about we give you guys a nice and warm meal then?" Ein smiled at them and served them as much food as they wanted.
"Ahhh, is this a dream? Will I wake up in the streets again later?" Rye spoke as he felt drowsy from being full for the first time in months.
"I don't know. Is this what home feels like?" The cherianthrope girl, Fina uttered with curiousity and was happy. Her cream colored ears on the top of her head twitching.
The other kids already passed out and Vesta returned to their home upon meeting with Demeter. "Demeter-san agreed, she was also happy to help them and get more people to learn about farming."
"Good, now don't just leave them there okay? Visit them and turn them into great adventurers after your little mission. They are the adventurers of our familias now after all." Ein dismissed them and the girls went back to the streets of Orario.
The Kaslana sisters carried huge pots filled with curry, rice, and stews. Laplace had a cart that had large pots as well.
They stopped in front of a church because many people that were unfortunate and children gathered their for some protection.
The girls were doing a charity event after they noticed that tons of children were on the streets. A lot of people were also affected by Evilus. So they decided to cook some easy dishes and give some to the poor. While also recruiting kids for their familia.
Effectively putting them off the streets and also bolstering their forces. Which will be the future of Orario when they eventually leave the sky corridor to them.
The people were about to cause some problems, but they saw Bellatrix, Argento, and Arcene whip out their weapons.
"Rank and file everyone, first timers go here, those who want seconds go there, and so on and so forth." Celeste explained. They were feeding everyone as much as they want today and the people cheered.
With the girls' inhuman speed in serving bowls and food, there was no dissatisfaction. People quickly gobbled up their food and some kids with families even got to take home some.
It lasted for a few hours because every soul in Orario that was hungry heard about it. They quickly travelled to the place where they served food.
The girls also found a lot of kids that were orphans. Quickly sending them to the sky corridor so they will receive their falna.
When it ended, the girls then entered the church because the members of it also helped them. Thanking them very much, they offered to clean up the pots, bowls, and utensils that were used up.
"Hah, that was pretty tiring. But we got a good haul, our familia is quickly bolstering their numbers. After we take care of the little troublemakers. Then we can take them into the dungeon and give them excelia. Mama Hua will teach them how to fight for now." Vesta smiled with satisfaction.
They then saw a woman with a robe on. Not really knowing what her purpose was. Tora smelled her and she smelled weakness and illness.
"Hey, nee-chan. You're sick, are you okay? You're deteriorating badly." Tora called out to the person as she also noticed she was a woman.
The robed woman was surprised and just looked at their direction without revealing herself. "What's wrong with her Tora?" Anahaat asked and Tora thought about it for a moment, her eyes also glowing and her pupils constricted so she could visualize her body.
"Her mana circuits are all busted up. She has a lot of mana, and it eats up her body at an accelerated rate. Nee-chan, whenever you use strong magic. You feel like you're eating away at your life right?" Tora diagnosed her and the woman could only freeze as her heart started beating faster.
"Huh, Celeste. Can you show me what Tora saw from her body?" Anahaat requested and Celeste passed on the visuals to her sister like some diagnostic exams.
"I see, do you want to get better? I can definitely cure that after a few days." Anahaat offered to the woman as she also wanted to see how the mana circuits of the woman. Because they have never seen someone with that much mana before.
Ana can fix her mana circuits and pathways with mana rule. They were too narrow for her amount of magic. And she theorized that they got damaged from birth and wasn't able to adapt because it healed up and hardened like arteries and veins when they get injured and become stiff.
Further damaging her body and it was a miracle that she was still alive. Because that is a major concern like the mana equivalent of a stroke, heart attack, or aneurysms.
The woman took off her robe and looked at Anahaat. She had wavy silver hair and heterochromatic eyes. Green on the right and gray on the left. (pic)
"You are not lying. But why are you offering that to me?" She was shaken and has already given up on her life. Thinking it was forfeit due to her disease. Deciding to use it to cultivate the heros of the next generation. To continue the quest that they have failed.
"Why? Because it's interesting. Things don't always need a deeper meaning. You're the strongest adventurer we've ever seen here. I am quite curious to know how much stronger you'd become. Especially since I can infer that you have had that illness since birth." Anahaat mused and Vesta facepalmed because of her sister's creepiness.
"Cool, she's that strong even though she's half dead? She is even young too, only in her early 20's." Tora sniffed her again and could smell the youth of her cells. But they were about to go into apoptosis because her body was damaged beyond repair if nothing was done.
"Hehe, guhahahaha!" The woman started laughing and even had a tear fall from her eyes. The girls in front of her were absurd, telling her that they could cure her accursed illness. Talking about her like she was an interesting life form.
"What? Why are you laughing, lady?" Alexis squinted her eyes at her and thought she didn't believe her sisters. And she would give her a piece of her mind if she makes fun of them.
"Hah, sorry. I am Alfia, then how about you try your treatment right now? If you can truly do it?" She challenged Ana and thought that even if it didn't work, she would be dying in a few weeks anyway. A couple of months tops.
Ana shrugged and went closer to her, she then used her skill mana rule to widen her mana circuits. Alfia felt relief on her body for the first time in her life. She could wager that she could fight twice as long now with just a sample of what Anahaat could do.
"Hmm, this will take a couple of days to completely heal. Because I'll be healing and widening your mana circuits from the bottom up. But it should feel like your burdened body went lighter no? It's because you aren't subconsciously limiting your mana." Anahaat explained and Alfia patted all over her body.
She suddenly remembered her twin sister. Her beloved sister that died because of that bastard supporter in the Zeus familia impregnated her. After child birth, her sister's body cascaded and she was only able to live for a short time until she handed her son to Zeus.
Feeling conflicted, receiving some hope in her life. Also the knowledge that she would actually be able to realize her full potential. A big factor that she worried on when they lost to the black dragon 8 years ago.
Alfia also remembered her nephew. She wanted to gouge his eyes out because it was the same as his father's. But he was still the only relative she has left in this world. And he was the son of her sister.
'Forgive me Zald. But it seems that things have took a turn.' Alfia closed her eyes and sighed. "Alright, you got me. What's the name of your familia?" Alfia would still test the adventurers of Orario, she wasn't stupid. Even if she unlocks her full potential, she knows that she can't beat it alone.
"I am Anahaat from the Honkai familia. They're my sisters, we live at the sky corridor. Ever heard of it? How about we continue your treatment there lady?" Anahaat introduced themselves.
"Alfia, call me Alfia. My familia... I do not have one anymore." Alfia told them her name and she knew that annoying bitch Hera was out there still, but she will start anew.
"Ohhh? Then how about you join ours? You can pick a lot. You'll get the best benefit with dad's though. Next would be mama Elysia and Hua's." Akira informed her options.
Alfia thought it was weird that they call their gods mom and dad. But who was she to judge the people that would heal her up?
They went to the sky corridor and the kids just popped in without knocking of course. Because who knocks to get inside their house.
But they forgot that their family does whatever they want, whenever. And they never lock the door too. "Ahn~ Right there! Give Vesta a sister, Ein. I can sense that she wants a little sister she can spoil!" Elysia shouted out.
The kids were frozen and even Alfia that was always calm and collected got blindsided. Her eyes wide open as she gaped like a goldfish.
"Oh, hey kids. Welcome back, dinner's ready by the way." Kallen who was naked, drinking a bottle of water greeted them. While Alexis saw her mother ride her father's face.
"Shenlong, watch closely. Your mama Elysia is a veteran of 50 thousand years!" Hua laughed and told Shen to observe keenly.
The serious Shenlong took out a notepad and started taking notes. Wondering if Hua meant that there was a hidden technique that would make her stronger if she learned the secrets of what Elysia was doing.
"Ohhh~ Hi Alexis-chan, you brought some friends? Ahn~" Kiana greeted and looked at their lady friend they brought.
"Elysia, Kiana, they're here with a guest nya. The kids don't just bring guests home, she must be special nya. We have to welcome her." Phyllis stretched and surprisingly chided the two.
"Hello, sorry about Kiana here. She's very energetic you see. Come on Kiana, finish quickly so we can join the kids for dinner." Bianka who freshened up in the shower greeted, but she too was naked.
"We're back, come on Alfia. Let us go to the dining room, father's dishes are to die for." Celeste pulled the stunned Alfia to the dining room.
They then had an awkward dinner, some had no problems whatsoever like Laplace, Anahaat, and Celeste. While Alexis, Bellatrix, and the twins were still blushing.
And the pretty prim and proper ones like Akira, Haku, and Izumi were shocked out of their minds. Tora sniffed the air and remembered the scent clearly. So they won't have surprises next time.
Vesta and Aurum are neutral and were quite happy to know that their mothers were lovey dovey with their dad. Proving their good relationship.
Musubi just kept on eating, but her ears were a bit red. After their rigorous exercise, the gods of the familias entered the dining room and greeted the newcomer that was still processing what happened.
They introduced themselves to Alfia and she finally broke out of her stupor. "Ahhh, h-hello. I am Alfia, I actually wanted to apply to the honkai familia..." Alfia said without inflection in her voice. As she was having doubts.
"Umu, we have recruited a powerful adventure dad! Not that we need her anyway, but it's more interesting now that she's here." Alexis forgot the events earlier as she ate and remembered that they roped in Alfia to be the newest member of their familia.
"I see, you're Alfia. Then strip." Ein ordered and the woman was shocked once again. She then pointed to her dress and it actually had an opening large enough to give her his falna. But she remembered that conversions need the approval of the two gods involved.
"Don't worry about it, as if the gods' weak ass falna can stop me." Ein dropped some blood on her back with a flick of his finger and Alfia felt her connection with Hera disappear. She then had a weird feeling in her body.
Ein then gave her the status spread sheet and she read it, it was basically what she expected. But her stats gained at least 100 in her other parameters and 200 in magic. It was the result of Anahaat's quick first aid. Correcting her stats as she started regaining her health.
"Wh-what the hell are these skills?" Alfia gave a dry laugh and thought it was ridiculous. For every level she achieved, she received a corresponding skill. It wasn't as OP as Mana rule or overdrive. But they were insane.
Maximum might: Whenever the skillbearer has high amounts of stamina. There is a 30% increase for critical hits. Increasing their damage to 250%
Mind's eye: All attacks of the skillbearer cannot be deflected or parried, only blocked or evaded. Any action also gets automatically processed by the skillbearer.
Slugger: The attacks of the skillbearer will stun or flinch the targets more efficiently.
Latent Power: When certain conditions are met, increases the skillbearer's critical hit chance by 50% and reduces the stamina and mana consumption by 50%.
Agitator: Increases critical chance by 20% and damage of attacks by 50% whenever enemies become enraged.
Peak Performance: Increases attack damage by 100% as long as the skillbearer receives no damage to themselves. Cool down of one minute once damage is inflicted.
Weakness Exploit: Critical hits increase the damage by 100%. When weak spots are hit, increases damage multiplier to 300%.
Elysia, Bianka, Kallen, Kiana, Phyllis, and Hua also gave their blessings because they thought she would be the guide of the children for now. Especially because Alfia was a level 7 adventurer who will probably break through to level 8 pretty soon when she recovers fully.
Signet of Ego: The ruler of Humans and Ego, Elysia's signet. Increases the effectiveness of all magics and skills by 200%.
Holy Maiden's Blood: Blessed by the holy maiden Schariac, the skill bearer's blood neutralizes all kinds of magic directly. Gives a strong, passive, natural magic resistance.
Divine Avenger: Smash the false gods, Attacks against enemies related to spirits and divine entities will receive a 300% increase in damage.
The Savior: The skillbearer turns into a being that antagonizes all evil. Stats and effectiveness of skills of enemies that are considered evil by the world gets reduced by 90%
Authority Of The Beast: All attacks against sentient species receive a boost of 300%
Warrior That Defies The Heavens: The skillbearer receives divine proficiency on any weapon ever known. Magic or otherwise as long as it is offensive.
The skills she received from them were even more ridiculous, it was basically godlike. And for the personal skill she received from Ein. It almost made her faint, it wasn't even fair anymore.
Imperial Privilege: An emperor's blessing. Manipulates causality and bends the world to the skillbearer's knees. With enough insistence and knowledge, the user can gain any skill they wish.
"F-fuck, I turned into a goddamned monster." Alfia could only give a dry laugh once again after she finished reading her skills.
She definitely thought that she would beat the one eyed black dragon's ass with her skills. It was cheating. 'Did I just turn into an apostle?'
"Hey, hey. Alfia, did dad and the others give you some pretty sweet skills?" Tora looked at her curiously and her ears twitched cutely when she noticed that every one of her parents gave her a blessing.
"I... I don't know what to say, is this really alright?" Alfia creased her brows and felt sick from anxiety. Nothing can stand on her way now, even if she was still ill.
"Eh, it's fine. I forbid you from fighting the one eyed black dragon later. Your job will be to help the new generations as you have planned. You will be getting a new job later at another place though." Ein smirked at her and knew that Alfia was a part of Evilus.
"I see. Then thank you very much for this, sorry Tora. I didn't answer you, I actually did receive tons of skills. They're overpowered as hell, even a single one of them would basically bolster me to new heights that no mortal will ever reach." Alfia's calm persona broke down and she was freaking out.
"Deep breaths Alfia. Deep breaths, dad. Can you please seal the overpowered skills that she received? She might just hyperventilate and die from anxiety." Vesta rolled her eyes and squinted her eyes at her parents.
"Hmmmm, you're right. She's pretty neurotic after all. Okay then." Ein snapped his fingers and left behind the skills that were not from their blessings. Still making her the strongest being right now, but she cannot beat the black dragon's ass by herself.
"Calm down Alfia. It's fine, dad sealed the terrible powers. There, there." Celeste patted her on the back and she started to calm down. Blushing slightly because a young girl treated her like a kid and it calmed her down.
"Yosh, I haven't told you this yet Alfia. But welcome to the honkai familia, now the strongest familia in the world with you in the team." Ein smiled at her and she nodded, cracking a small smile as well.
Her heart filling with hope. That the world will not be doomed. And she could at least live her life without being held back. She felt guilty because she enjoyed this privilige while her sister has died already. But she would give back to her through her son.
"Meteria, wherever you are. Know that I will take care of your son when he gets here to Orario." Alfia swore on her honor and her sister. She then enjoyed having dinner with a familia once again. But she felt that the noises she hated to the bone felt pleasant. And her deep regret of taking the talent of her sister from the womb slowly washed away.
Now having the capabilities to give her nephew a life in which he wouldn't need to grab a weapon and fight to the death. Thinking that she will use her strength to make a difference in the world.
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Thanks for reading everyone, anyways. Ciao.